Inspiration MONDAY

Friday, October 30, 2009

Before I introduce the new Guest Design Team members, I want to thank Karin Hoeve, Kim Blakey, Marcea Watkins, Paul Ford, and Sue Kment for a truly fabulous three months. It was my very first Guest Design Team and all of you will hold a special place in my heart. They delivered beautiful cards and projects for every challenge and never failed to amaze me with their talent. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Now I would like to introduce to you our new Guest Design Team for the months of November and December!

Introducing:

Elena Joldersma

Little bit about myself. My name is Elena. I am married to a wonderful man who makes my life easier and who is a big support to me. We have one very dear son. He is our hope, our future, and joy! And of course our family will not be full without furry family member – our kitty Ginger Bell. I like to make handmade gifts. I think that they are very precious and priceless, warm and heartfelt, unique and special. When I make something for my family, friends or people that I know, I always remembering all of the moments and time I spend with them.

Last spring I found out about stamping and since that time I can’t imagine my life without it. For me stamping is not only a way of relaxing but also a fun way of studying new things, meeting new people and writing little stories. Each card has a little life and that is what makes it special.I am very excited and happy to be a Guest Designer for La-La Land Crafts Company. It is a big honor for me and I am very thankful to Irina for believing in my abilities and me. I know that it will be a big adventure that will be enjoyable for the company and me! Come visit me on my blog, "Red Haired Girl" .

Katie Tate

I'm English but have lived in the US for the last 12 years. I currently live in North Texas. I've been married for 15 years and have 3 children, Nathan 12, Georgia 10 and Carter 3.

I've been scrapbooking for 11 years and card making for 1 year.When I'm not paper crafting I like to decorate, cook and I also love flower arranging. I used to read a lot especially soppy romances but now I only read on vacation. I love the Internet and blogging and I love the fact I can have friends for years that I've never met! Come visit me on my blog, "Both Sides of the Paper" .

Kristine Breach

Hi, I'm Kristine Breach and reside in Oregon with my husband and 2 daughters, Carly (10) and Maddy (9). I have always loved crafts of all kinds, and these last few years stamping has become my addiction. My girls love to stamp too and they have their own little "stash" of goodies for card making. We (my girls and I) recently participated in LaLa Land Craft's Christmas blog hop and had a blast! These stamps are so cute and just make us smile! So I was soo thrilled to get this opportunity to be a Guest Designer... thank you Irina! I just celebrated my 3rd anniversary of blogging and have met some wonderful friends through this hobby. Come visit me on my blog, "Ink Something".

Moon Hulsman

I've been 40 years old for a while now ;o) and I live in Brabant ( the Netherlands) with my husband and four children. I'm on the editorial board at Cards Only magazine and you could say that scrapping has always been a hobby of mine, because now that the scrapbooks and diaries have been done the mini albums and cards are a favorite of mine! I especially like the smaller projects and love to blog because it's so wonderful to be able to share the scrap virus with all you lovely blogger's! Come visit me on my blog, "Scrapjes van Moon".

When you get a chance, please visit their blogs to see the wonderful work that they do. I am so EXCITED to have such talented ladies join our Guest Design Team!!!

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Hello my La-La Land Crafts friends! I'm so gladto be back as your hostess for this week's challenge.One of my favorite embellishments is ribbon. I LOVE ribbon!In fact, when there isn't a spot for it on my card,I think something's missing!

So, my challenge to you is to use ribbonon your card or project. In fact,why not let ribbon be your inspiration!

The design team will select their top 3 favorites for each challenge.

The one with the most votes will win this

cute Santa Lala stamp!!

Plus, the Top 3 will get to put this adorable button on their blog:

Here's what you need to do to participate:

1) Create a NEW card or other papercraft project for the challenge.Yes, you may combine challenges!You may use any stamps, but if you've got some La-La Land stamps,

This Challenge is CLOSED as of Sunday, November 1st at 11:59 pm PST (please see Challenge Rules at the beginning of this post). Thank you to everyone who has participated. The winners will be announced on Tuesday, November 3rd. We will be back with the new Challenge on Wednesday, November 4th.

Friday, October 16, 2009

I just LOVE this new stamp of Maya, she looks like she is having so much fun building a snow-cow!!! This stamp is called Winter Maya and is now available in our online store.

This is my second card for our La-La's Weekly Wednesday Challenge this week, Winter/Christmas. If you would like to play along please check out this post, there are also more samples from our talented DT and the Guest Designers.

Desinger paper is from Webster's Pages. Winter Maya was colored with Copics, Flower Soft for the snow and Crystal Stickles on the "snowcow" and Maya's boots, scarf and mittens. I added Copper Brads for the snowcow's bottons. Along with Maya stamp I used the Christmas Trees stamp from Magnolia, the trees were stamped on the Designer Paper and outlined with Copic. Fiskars Border punch. EK Success Swirl punch (inside of the card).

Thursday, October 15, 2009

So sorry I am late with this post, I know you all have been waiting to see who the winner of our Blog Hop Blog Candy is.. We had so much fun reading all of your comments during the Blog Hop.. We tried to be a little tricky with the sneak peeks but most of you got the answer right :-) Yes, there are 12 stamps in our newest release!! And, you can see all of the new stamps in the post below or click here, and there are also the cards that our Design Team and the Guest Designers had made!! All of the new stamps are now available in our online store.

I've used random.org to choose the number from 131 entries to the Blog Candy. And the lucky number tonight is..

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82!!! Brandi!!! You are the winner!!! Here is what Brandi said in her comment:

Want to have more fun with us? We have a weekly challenge right here on our blog, it is called La-La's Weekly Wednesday Challenge!! This week's challenge is Winter/Christmas, very appropriate for our new release :-) . To see the details please scroll down to the post below or click here.

Monday, October 12, 2009

I have to warn you, this is the longest post ever!! But please stick with us, it's all FUN!!

We had a lot of fun with all of you visiting all our blogs during our Blog Hop!! Thank you SO MUCH for all your comments!!! The correct answer to the question of how many stamps there are in our new Christmas Release is twelve!! Twelve new stamps!! The winner of the Blog Hop Blog Candy will be announced tonight at 10 pm PST, you will just have to come back to see if you are the lucky one!!

Now.. without further ado we are going to show you what you have been impatiently ;-) waiting for.. Here are our new stamps!!! Go ahead, take a look there are also cards samples made by our Design Team and Guest Designers!!

1) Create a NEW card or other papercraft project for the challenge.Yes, you may combine challenges!You may use any stamps, but if you've got some La-La Landstamps, why not show them some love!2) Link your card or project to Mr. Linky below.Be sure to link directly to the blog post featuring your entry or to the gallery picture of your entry.3) Leave a comment on our blog4) If you link your card to Splitcoaststampers, please use Keyword: LLWWC7**If you are using a stamp from La-La Land Crafts, please use BOTH keywords LLLC and LLWWC75) Link to this challenge in your blog or gallery post by Sunday, October 18th at 11:59pm PST(GMT-8).Note: If you do not have a blog and do not upload to Splitcoaststampers, you can still play along. Just email us your card/project and we will enter it into the challenge. Email address is on the sidebar.